deliberation

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/dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/

noun 2

Collocations

(noun.) careful consideration/discussion of sth

ADJ

careful

The team made their decision after careful deliberation about which candidate to hire.

considerable | lengthy, long

PREP

~ about/on

After hours of deliberation about the best school for their daughter, the parents finally made a decision.

(noun.) speaking/moving slowly and carefully

ADJ

calm, cool, quiet, slow | great

PREP

with ~

After much deliberation with her family, Sarah decided to accept the job offer in another city.

Definitions

noun

The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.

The oftener the measure is brought under examination, the greater the diversity in the situations of those who are to examine it, the less must be the danger of those errors which flow from want of due deliberation, or of those missteps which proceed from the contagion of some common passion or interest.

Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure.

the deliberations of a legislative body or council

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the trait of thoughtfulness in action or decision

deliberateness

noun — a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry

slowness
deliberateness
unhurriedness

noun — careful consideration

weighing
advisement

noun — planning something carefully and intentionally

calculation

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Wiktionary

the deliberations of a legislative body or council

Wiktionary

He performed his duty with deliberation.

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Actions are successfully achieved with deliberation but ruined by carelessness.

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After careful deliberation, the developers decided to use CryENGINE for their upcoming game.

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Do everything with deliberation.

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